Mesoplodon peruvianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ziphioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Cladus: Pan-Euungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Cladus: Paraxonia Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Cetancodontamorpha Subordo: Whippomorpha Cladus: Cetaceamorpha Infraordo: Cetacea Cladus: Pelagiceti Cladus: Neoceti Parvordo: Odontoceti Superfamilia: Ziphioidea

Familia: Ziphiidae
Subfamilia: Hyperoodontinae
Genus: Mesoplodon
Species: Mesoplodon peruvianus

Name

Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes, Mead & Van Waerebeek, 1991: 4

Holotype: MHNJP 1146, adult ♂, skull and postcranial skeleton, skull collected by B.A. Luscombe on 23 November 1988, vertebral column collected later by Luscombe and J.C. Reyes.
Type locality: “Playa Paraiso (11”12’S), Huacho, Lima, Peru”.

Native distribution areas

Eastern tropical/warm temperate Pacific Ocean.

References

Primary references

Reyes, J.C., Mead, J.G. & Van Waerebeek, K. 1991. A new species of beaked whale Mesoplodon peruvianus sp. n. (Cetacea: Ziphiidae) from Peru. Marine Mammal Science 7(1): 1–24. DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1991.tb00546.x Reference page.

Links

Pitman, R.L. & Taylor, B.L. 2020. IUCN: Mesoplodon peruvianus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T13251A50367335. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13251A50367335.en. Accessed on 23 March 2026.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Peruanische Schnabelwal
English: Pygmy Beaked Whale
español: Zifio peruano
français: Baleine à bec pygmée
日本語: ピグミーオウギハクジラ
português do Brasil: Baleia-bicuda-pigmeia
Türkçe: Peru gagalı balinası
中文: 祕魯中喙鯨